Rajendra Prakash

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Rajendra Prakash
His Highness the Maharaja Sahib of Sirmur
Maharaja of Sirmur
Reign13 August 1933 – 6 November 1964
Coronation13 February 1935
Investiture24 November 1938
PredecessorAmar Prakash
SuccessorLakshraj Prakash
Born(1913-01-11)11 January 1913
Nahan, Sirmur State, British India
Died6 November 1964(1964-11-06) (aged 51)
Dehradun, India
Consort(s)Durga Devi
Indira Devi
IssueNalini Devi
Padmini Devi
Udai Prakash (adoptive)
FatherAmar Prakash
MotherMandalasa Kumari

Rajendra Prakash, KCIE, forty-eight direct male lineal descendant from the original founder of the Dynasty,[1] served as the Maharaja of Sirmur from 1933 until 1964.

Birth

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He was born on 11 January 1913 to Amar Prakash and his wife Mandalasa Kumari.[2]

Reign

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He succeeded his father, Amar Prakash, upon his death on 13 August 1933.[3][4] However, his coronation was performed on 13 February 1935, and he was invested with full ruling powers on 24 November 1938.[3]

Personal life

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The rulers of Sirmur and Palitana

Marriages

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In 1936, he married his first wife, Durga Devi, the daughter of the Raja Yaduvendra Singh of Nagod.[3][4] His second marriage was with Indira Devi, the daughter of Thakore Sir Bahadursinhji Mansinhji of Palitana in 1941.[3][4]

Children

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Rajendra Prakash was the father of two daughters, Nalini Devi (by his first wife) and Padmini Devi (by his second wife).[4][5][6] Nalini Devi married Vidur Singh, son of the Raja of Alipura, in 1952.[4] Padmini Devi, married Bhawani Singh, son of Man Singh II, in 1967.[4][7][8]

Death

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He died on 6 November 1964.[9] After his death, his widow Durga Kumari adopted Udai Prakash in 1965, who subsequently assumed the Rajendra titles.[3][10] However, on 15 May 2013, at the insistence of former Sirmur state nobles who challenged Udai's accession, Padmini Devi installed her grandson Lakshraj to her father's titles at the Nahan Palace.[11][12] His death led to a dispute over the property between Padmini Devi and Udai Prakash.[13] The dispute, which continued for 23 years, was settled in 2011 by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, and the property was divided between them.[12][14]

References

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  1. ^ Reed, Sir Stanley (1948). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett Coleman.
  2. ^ Gazetteer of the Sirmur State. New Delhi: Indus Pub. Co. 1996. ISBN 81-7387-056-X. OCLC 41357468.
  3. ^ a b c d e Balokhra, Jag Mohan (2016). The Wonderland Himachal Pradesh. pp. 726–727.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Brentnall, Mark (2004). The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire (v. 1). Indus Publishing. ISBN 8173871639.
  5. ^ "Property dispute of Sirmaur's royal family settled - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  6. ^ "Sirmaur Royal property dispute settled – Hill Post". 6 January 2011. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  7. ^ Kumar, Ritu (2006). Costumes and textiles of royal India. Cathy Muscat. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-509-6. OCLC 74344858.
  8. ^ Pārīka, Nandakiśora (2000). Jaipur that was : royal court and the seraglio. Jaipur, Rajasthan: Subodh Sahitya Sadan. ISBN 81-87678-00-3. OCLC 44728120.
  9. ^ Archives, Royal (2022-09-08). "Rajendra Prakash". Royal Archives. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  10. ^ Pioneer, The. "Dehradun". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  11. ^ "9-year-old Jaipur prince becomes Maharaja of Sirmaur". India Today. 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  12. ^ a b "Nine-year-old Jaipur prince to become king of Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh". India Today. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  13. ^ Pioneer, The. "Dehradun". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  14. ^ "23 years on,court settles royal dispute". The Indian Express. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2024-12-29.